Your doctor prescribes medicine, and you take it as directed. That’s how it’s supposed to go. If you take prescription drugs for another reason, such as to get high, that’s abuse. Prescription drug ...

Prescription painkillers are creating a massive public-health crisis. Since 1990, deaths in the U.S. from unintentional drug overdoses have increased by over 500%. Most of this rise can be attributed ...

A surge in prescription drug abuse cases is fueling fears that more D.C. metro-area teenagers are breaking into parents’ medicine cabinets and trying friends’ pills to get what’s perceived as a ...

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SEATTLE — The United States makes up around 4% of the world’s population, but it consumes more than 80% of the world’s opioids. Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse and Aleve have launched a ...

Pharmacies are a place for people to get some simple cough syrup or get their prescription drugs. However, people misusing ...

Saint Petersburg, Florida – December 03, 2025 – PRESSADVANTAGE – WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab has released a new ...

JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University announced Wednesday its establishment of a new, interprofessional research center at the institution that will focus on one of the most significant ...

Use of addiction medications in the jails doubled in 2025, while waitlists surged. A coalition of treatment experts calls for ...